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Rayycc1
| Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2014 - 07:57 pm: |
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My Uly did not come with a tool kit ...and i want to put together a good basic kit with all i might need on 2500 mile trips...suggestions from he experienced are needed. |
Rayycc1
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:15 am: |
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seriously? not 1 reply? |
Fotoguzzi
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:26 am: |
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I bring about 25 pounds of tool if I'm on a 2,500 mile trip. local trips I just make sure to have a tire plug kit. |
Panhead_dan
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:32 am: |
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During normal maint and repairs, collect duplicate tools that you use as well as elect tape and a small tube of blue loktite. Cut the leg off an old pair of jeans and sew one end up to form a tool roll. Also include the instructions and codes for manual trouble code blink test. |
Rayycc1
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:37 am: |
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ok...as i said just got the Uly and i am unfamiliar with what tools i need at all? are the fasteners SAE or Metric? what basic sizes do you guys carry? any specialty tools?....i am as yet unfamiliar with the bike so i'm a bit blind as of yet. Thanks for the replies! |
Woodnbow
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 12:00 pm: |
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Rayycc1, I'm new to the Uly as well, mine came with the kit but it seems like there are lots of Torx and SAE Allen fasteners, many of the bolts (all of the me on the engine/trans) are SAE. The axles of course require an axle tool which you can find on AmericanSportBike.com So far I haven't found any Metric bolts on my Uly but I haven't had to dig into it to any great degree... Best of luck, |
Afsoc_commando
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 01:14 pm: |
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Your in for a treat... This bike is a combination of Metric and SAE Eric sourced from everywhere for this bike.... I have included an image I found with the tools that came with the large Buell Tool Roll they use to sell, it will help you get started. Good Luck!
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Rayycc1
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 01:19 pm: |
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Perfect! Just what i needed to know! Thanks for the info! |
Arry
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 01:50 pm: |
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Panhead, I like you tool role idea. Afsoc, Nice list. Rayy, Also, A spare drive belt, tubeless tire repair kit, are good ideas |
Hughlysses
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 02:16 pm: |
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One critical item missing from the kit and list above is an axle removal tool. It comes in the tool kit with the bike; it's a length of 7/8" hex stock with a snap ring halfway down. You need a 7/8" wrench (or socket or adjustable wrench) to turn it. If you don't have it, a better substitute is a 1/2" drive, 13/16" spark plug socket. Most of these have a 7/8" hex on the drive end that fits the front and rear axles perfectly. You take a 1/2" extension and insert it through the "spark plug" end of the socket, then stick the end in the axle. You'll have to remove the rubber insert from the socket first if it has one. Like this: (not my pic; I have one somewhere, but I couldn't it) |
Rayycc1
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 02:24 pm: |
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Great tip Thanks! |
Rayycc1
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 02:26 pm: |
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Arry...my bike only has 9k miles on it...but after reading up a little i think i'm going to install a new drive belt and keep the old one as a spare |
Whisperstealth
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 05:13 pm: |
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I always thought the axle tool was 22mm. I've been using a 22mm socket on it for years. I'll try the 7/8" and see if it's a better fit. |
Callawegian
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 08:13 pm: |
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Hughlysses that is a great idea on how to remove the axles thanks for posting. |
Mgd
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 09:29 pm: |
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https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t 31.0-8/10007300_10152255127195891_958038924_o.jpg You may want to consider a making a jack cradle. I already had a motorcycle jack, so this was an economical solution for maintenance needs. (Message edited by mgd on March 23, 2014) |
Froggy
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 09:40 pm: |
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7/8" is just under 22mm, that's why that socket worked for you. They are close enough not to matter, but you may find the 7/8" socket has less play. |
Rayycc1
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 09:55 pm: |
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I just bought a motorcycle jack last night...need to make the cradle tomorrow. I have a table lift already with a wheel chock on it...but that wont work for wheels off work. |
Mgd
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2014 - 10:23 pm: |
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There are marks on the stock exhaust for the spacing of the bunks on the cradle. I think they are 11" apart, but take a look first. |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 10:52 am: |
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If you're on the road and lose a rear tire, you CAN plug and re-bead the tire laying the bike on the saddlebags. I also carry the smallest Slime compressor I could find, in the underseat bag, to go with the rope plug kit. I carry the large Buell toolkit in one of the saddlebags, and let's not forget the MSR fuel bottle in an operator's tube under one bag (the other operators tube has a first aid kit).
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Fotoguzzi
| Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:41 pm: |
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Clever RatBuell, how did you mount the tubes? |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 01:02 pm: |
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You can tripod it with the side stand and one floor jack as well... |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 04:40 pm: |
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500 miles from home, headed back from WVBR '10, and I didn't have my floor jack with me Tubes are just bolted to the bottoms of the bags with big ol' flatwashers, nylocks, and bolts. I put a schmear of RTV between each flatwasher and the bag, for a weathertight seal. Been there five or six years now, no issues. |
Woodnbow
| Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 09:34 pm: |
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And they're relatively low in keeping with "mass centralization" concepts... :-) |